Metallic tie



W. M.. RIGGINS METALLIC TIE' June 17 1924,

Filed Oct. 16. 1923 abtoumq Patented June 17, 1924;

UNITED STATES WILLIAM M. HIGGINS, OF LYNCH, KENTUCKY.

METALLIC TIE.

Application filed October 16, 1923. Serial No. 668,914.

To //ZZ whom. it may concern."

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. Brooms, citizen of the United States.residing at Lynch, in the county of Harlan and State of Kentucky. haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in metallic ties for railroads.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofmetallic cross ties and to provide a simple practical and efficientcross tie of strong and durable construction adapted to be easilymanufactured of steel and capable of affording the neces sary supportfor the rails and equipped with means for engaging the road bed toprevent the cross tie from creeping longitudinally of the road bed.

with these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointedout in the claim hereto appended, it being understood that variouschanges in theform, proportion and minor details of construcion, withinthe scope of the claim, may be resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, in which like characters of reference designatecorresponding parts in the several views:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a steel tie constructed in accordance withthis invention.

Fig.2 is a reverse plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the tie shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 to 3 inelusive of the drawings, thesteel tie comprises in its construction, a flat horizontal body plate 1,provided at its side edges with straight longitudinal verticallydisposed depending side flanges 2, which, with the horizontal bodyplate, form a channel cross tie adapted to support rails 3, of anydesired size upon a road bed in the usual manner. The flathorizontalbody plate 1, is adapted to rest upon the road bed, and thespace between the side flanges 2 is filled with the material of theroa'abed and in order to prevent the tie from creeping longitudi nally,it is equipped at each end with sets of depending wedge shapedanti-creeping devices 4, extending below the lower edges of the sideflanges of the tie and tapered downwardly and adapted to be embedded inthe material of the road bed and to readily cut their way into the samewhen placing the tie in position thereon. The wedge shaped anti-creepingdevices consist of plates of steel or other suitable material and areprovided with upper rectangular shanks 5 which are riveted or otherwisesecured to the inner faces of the side flanges 2.. The rectangularattaching shanks or portions 5 of the anti-creeping devices present flatfaces to the depending side flanges of the tie and straight horizontalupper edges to the lower face ofthe flat horizontal body plate of thetie, and they are arranged in staggered relation as clearly illustratedin 2 of thedrawing. A set of the anti creeping devices is provided ateach end of the tie and one member of each set is arranged at theoutside of the adjacent rail and the other member at the inner side ofthe same.

The rails 3 are secured to the upper face of the horizontal body plateof the cross ties by means of inner and outer rail clamps 6 and 7,having outer attaching portions and 1nner aws or engaging portions-which fit against and conform to the configuration of the web andbottom flanges of the rails. The outer rail clamp is preferably rigidand fixed to the tie rail. The inner rail clamp is preferably pivoted at8 and detachably bolted at 9 to enable the inner rail clamp to bereadily swung into and out of engagement with therail and to, be securedrigidly in its engaging position after the rail has been placed upon thetie. This will enable the rails to be readily placed on and removed fromthe tie.

What is claimed is:

A tie comprising a flat horizontal body plate provided at opposite sideswith depending flanges forming a channel, and depending approximatelywedge shaped anticreeping devices arranged in sets at the end portionsof the body plate in staggered rela tion with the devices of each set onopposite sides of the respective rails andealch device posed in avertical plane and being arranged in planes parallel With said flangesand the longitudinal. axes of the body plate,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

his WILLIAM M. X HIGGINS Witness; e 7

CHARLES LANKFORD.

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